Roger Friedman who KOAR quoted frequently was recently terminated by FOX for reviewing X-Men Origins: Wolverine,†a big-budget movie that leaked online.
“Roger Friedman, an entertainment columnist for FoxNews.com, discovered over the weekend just what Rupert Murdoch means by “zero tolerance†when it comes to movie piracy.”
“The film studio, which enlisted the F.B.I. last week to hunt the pirate, put out a statement calling Mr. Friedman’s column “reprehensible,†among other things.” (The New York Times)
This also is a display of Hollywood’s ‘take no prisoners’ approach when it comes to pirated movies leaking online – unlike the music business. Will Hollywood hang on and conform to the internet? Or will the internet conform to Hollywood. Time will tell….